Chillies - growing and overwintering 2019

[Chrissyteacup]

I read that thread a while ago thought it was just the armpits getting out of control silly me! Got so much to learn!

[Scarlet]

I think it's faciation. Didn't someone have some garlic growing like that?.
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[Small pumpkin]

That’s a very interesting chilli you’ve got there chrissyteacup.


Seed swap and circle is going to be over loaded (hopefully) with pumpkin chilli seeds.
I’m isolating a whole branch

[veggiechicken]

I think it's faciation. Didn't someone have some garlic growing like that?.

Seems to be Fasciation but its not such a fun word as Bifurcating or Forking.

[burnie]

My first go at overwintering a Cayenne is proving interesting, I had a small early crop, then a rather bad white fly infestation that washing up liquid spray sorted. Now it's covered in flowers again and setting more fruit, in comparison to the same seed sown this year, the plant is like a Bonsai version, barely a foot tall and quite bushy, whereas some of this years are 2 foot tall.

[benb89]

I've had a disaster, When moving my chillies to a different spot this morning one of the branches got caught and partially snapped, still hanging on by a small bit but not much. The annoying thing is if I remove this branch then I will lose 3 chillies, the first 3 growing on this plant. I had a look online and looked at a few articles about repairing the branch by applying a splint. From experience is it worth it or am I better just cutting the branch off? or has any one got any other tips?

Thank you in advance

[burnie]

I've had a disaster, When moving my chillies to a different spot this morning one of the branches got caught and partially snapped, still hanging on by a small bit but not much. The annoying thing is if I remove this branch then I will lose 3 chillies, the first 3 growing on this plant. I had a look online and looked at a few articles about repairing the branch by applying a splint. From experience is it worth it or am I better just cutting the branch off? or has any one got any other tips?

Thank you in advance

If the chillies are big enough you can remove them and either use them green or leave them to ripen off the plant, it would probably be best to remove the broken branch, still time for more to grow.

[Chrissyteacup]

I think that’s what it is! I wonder if it was the aphid infestation I was fighting a month or so ago that’s caused it.

[Mitzi]

I've had a disaster, When moving my chillies to a different spot this morning one of the branches got caught and partially snapped, still hanging on by a small bit but not much. The annoying thing is if I remove this branch then I will lose 3 chillies, the first 3 growing on this plant. I had a look online and looked at a few articles about repairing the branch by applying a splint. From experience is it worth it or am I better just cutting the branch off? or has any one got any other tips?

Thank you in advance

Try a bit of electrical tape or similar to stick the branch back on and you never know. Nothing to lose by trying. Don't be too upset if it doesn't work, that's all.

[Mitzi]

I think that’s what it is! I wonder if it was the aphid infestation I was fighting a month or so ago that’s caused it.

Interesting you should say that - I have at least 2 chilli plants this year that are fasciated (spelling?) and one that has gone weirdly bushy. I've also had bad aphid infestations. Maybe they are related.

[Scarlet]

Seems to be Fasciation but its not such a fun word as Bifurcating or Forking.

But I think they are two different things.
Bifurcation is a forking of the stem - like we commonly see in a tree and sometimes on our toms.
Fasciation appear to be several flattened stems fused together rather than a stem forking. They can sometimes produce an abnormal amount of flowers on a stem...which would be really interesting to see on a chilli plant.
Can be caused by some kind of disruption on the stem...like insect damage, environmental or a virus.

[dammad49]

Had virtually given up on chillies (and peppers) because of a mahoosive aphid problem in this area, every plant was turned into a gloopy mess by the little ***** and nothing seemed to shift them. Then, two years ago I tried a variety called Alberto's Locoto and the aphids don't like it!!! It has hairy leaves which must be an offput to mr aphid and it produces large, tasty HOT chillies with black? seeds. The plants are large - last year about 5 feet tall. MUST try to overwinter a couple.

[Scarlet]

They are looking fabulous! I grown a few of that variety and they over winter beautifully so you should give it a go!
Despite what you read...in the UK you will need to bring them indoors. They are from a cooler climate than other chillies but they have never survived a winter in mine.

Do you fancy joining the chilli seed swap? Pretty please....

[dave_100]

After months of waiting I had red fruit this week...eek! The wait has been worth it, such a satisfying feeling and very tasty, spicy fruits! Thank you for all your guidance on this thread, I couldn't have come this far without you

https://imgur.com/5WdMg4k - First Ring of Fire chilli
https://imgur.com/DKZGHbj - Prairie fire started on my Kitchen windowsill now moved outside
https://imgur.com/t8u9RdM - Thai dragon chilli and Ring of Fire outside - lots of green fruit, hopefully soon to be red

So how does it work from here, say from mid September as it gets colder do the flowers stop coming, but the fruit that has set continues to ripen? Or once it gets cold all the green fruit slows/stops ripening?

[Small pumpkin]

Mitzi I’ve never grown a red scotch bonnet before but this one I got from you in the plug plant swap has surprised me! I wasn’t expecting to see this colour during ripening?



I’m not going to be saving any of my not ghost (suspected goat weed). I don’t think it’s a true goat weed either! None of the pods are going black, they are all going from green to red.

I’m have a horrible time trying to get isolated pods to set this year! I’ve given up with Serrano. moruga scorpion I’m on my 3rd attempt. The white one from Mitzi in the swap I’ve managed an early pod isolation, but it’s the wrong shape, so on attempt 3 with that as well. That and moruga will not defeat me!